Test your Astronomy Knowledge!

Question 1

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What is the closest planet to the Sun?

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Answer

Elliptical

Answer

The Earth passing between the Sun and Moon

Answer

The Sun passing between the Earth and Moon

Answer

The Moon casting a shadow on the Earth

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Diffraction

Answer

Absorption

Answer

Buzz Aldrin

Answer

Alan Shepard

Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Answer

Solar System

Answer

Black Hole

Question 2

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Which of the following is not a type of galaxy?

Spiral

Clown

Irregular

Question 3

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What causes a solar eclipse?

The Moon passing between the Sun and Earth

Question 4

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Which planet has the highest number of moons?

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Question 5

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What is the phenomenon where light bends as it passes through a medium of different density?

Refraction

Question 6

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Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

Neil Armstrong

Question 7

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

Saturn

Neptune

Uranus

Question 8

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Which planet is famous for its spectacular ring system?

Saturn

Jupiter

Neptune

Uranus

Question 9

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What is the group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky called?

Constellation

Galaxy

Question 10

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What is the process by which a star releases a tremendous amount of energy in a violent explosion?

Supernova

Nebula

Pulsar

Quasar

Question 11

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Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

Mars

Venus

Mercury

Neptune

Question 12

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What is the term for a comet that has entered the Earth's atmosphere and vaporizes?

Meteoroid

Asteroid

Meteor

Meteorite